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Jiang Ye glanced at the time.

Starting from the capital, we took the west route and got on the expressway. It took us three hours to pass through Jizhou Shimen. We entered the service area and rested for a while. The donkey meat in the buffet restaurant was still the same as in the impression.

The gas tank was filled up and he continued to run for another 200 kilometers. The afternoon sun made him sleepy, so he turned up the music. The road conditions were good, and there were not as many coal trucks as in his previous life.

Arriving at Jinju Yongcheng in the evening, the western route is about 80 kilometers shorter than the northern route towards Unzhong.

A wild self-driving trip always adds a touch of romance to the trip. Even if the body is tired, the senses seem to be infinitely amplified and active.

The boredom trapped in life disappears with the wind, and my mood changes with the moving landscape in front of me.

Jiang Ye was excited to start the journey, recalling and observing along the way, as if he had a subtle feeling of meeting an old lover again.

It's both fresh and nostalgic.

Explore changes and look forward to them happening.

In his previous life, he had a close connection with the deep yellow land of Jinju. In addition to participating in the ancient city photography festival and film exhibition every golden autumn, some of the film crews he filmed also shot scenes in various places in Jinju many times, often staying there for a long time.

Anyone who is interested in history, especially those who like to study the culture of the Tang Dynasty, cannot avoid this place.

In Jinyang City in "Three Kingdoms", Taibai's poem "always goes out to the west of the city, and the water in the Jin Temple flows like jasper". Chapter 99 of "Water Margin" [Water irrigates Taiyuan City], all talks about the land of the Three Jin Dynasties, the great northern country in ancient times.

One of the cities is Dragon City.

Jiang Ye was hesitating whether to stay one night and go to the museum. Just as he was reminiscing about the authentic Jinzhou aged vinegar, his cell phone suddenly rang.

It's monitor Ye Jinwen's phone number.

After being connected, he just said "Hi".

Immediately, a cheerful voice came from the other end: "Where are you hanging out? I saw the photo you posted! I finished filming here at Wutai and haven't returned to Beijing yet!"

"...What a coincidence?"

The impatient squad leader kept talking without taking a breath. Jiang Ye was very surprised when he extracted the information from it.

I quickly remembered that in my previous life, during the first month of the year, I accompanied my relatives and friends to Mount Wutai to pay homage to the "Fifth Master". It was a freezing cold winter with more than 20 degrees below zero, which made him shiver and freeze.

Ye Jinwen was still doing minor roles in various productions, playing inconspicuous supporting roles; but she played a good and down-to-earth character, and her reputation gradually spread, and she worked a little more than before.

After the two chatted, it turned out that she had not returned to Beijing this time and was still staying in Jinzhou. She had made an appointment with Lu Chao to go to the Ancient City Film Festival together, but it turned out that the company had a project to catch up on and Lu Chao couldn't ask for leave.

Tickets and accommodation have been booked. This year’s screening list includes 46 films from 32 countries and regions, and the extended activities are very important, so she plans to go alone and experience the next person’s trip.

"The plans really came together..." Jiang Ye revealed his arrangement.

Ye Jinwen's eyes widened unexpectedly. She was relieved a lot by Lu Chao's depression. She giggled and said, "Then let's meet up in the ancient city. You don't have to wait for me. The high-speed rail is convenient anyway. We'll contact you when we get there."

"OK."

I hung up the phone for an hour and a half.

Jiangye drove into Gutao County in Jinzhong area.

This is the most complete existing ancient residential community of the Chinese Han people, and it is a world cultural heritage. The entire city is very well laid out, with four main streets, eight small streets intertwined horizontally and vertically, and 72 centipede alleys arranged in an orderly manner.

The spectacular city and the ancient city wall with a total circumference of more than 6,000 meters separate the county into two worlds with completely different styles; outside the city wall is a modern new city, while inside the city wall are streets, pavements, and market buildings that retain the ancient Ming and Qing styles.

What is gratifying is that because the historical buildings of this time and space are generally preserved and properly managed and repaired, the ancient city has not turned into an overly similar and commercialized tourist attraction like it did in its previous life.

Jiang Ye parked the car and took a leisurely stroll to the ancient city. Although there were occasional backpackers passing by, the entire Ming and Qing Street was basically filled with local residents.

The New Year is approaching, the main street is decorated with lights and colorful, and there are many traditional time-honored shops on both sides, making it more lively than usual.

The old cities in the north have a different kind of charm and potential character. Compared with the ancient towns in the water towns, they are more desolate, simple and solemn.

Jiang Ye once visited six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and for a while he couldn't stop being fascinated by Chinese gardens. He traveled all over the place to take pictures and study.

I always feel that if they are personified in general, the lovely people in the south are lingering, with traces of beautiful sadness; the beauties in the north are majestic, gentle but slightly lonely and alienated.

Walking in the old streets at this moment is like reading an ancient book, a city tower, a county government office, a ticket office, a temple...

In the unfolding scroll, the hidden culture of Shanxi merchants and the busy or leisurely people in it made him enter the historical moment in a trance. Past and present life, traveling through reincarnation... there was a sense of relaxation.

escape.

He nimbly used his lens as a pen to record the scenery at that time; inspiration often ran against people, and sometimes he diverted his attention and looked elsewhere, and maybe it would suddenly pop out to surprise you.

I got hungry after walking around. There are restaurants and pubs all over the ancient city from east to west. Jiang Ye randomly picked a small and clean inn with an elegant environment and not many people.

There are dazzling varieties of noodles, pick the tops, slice the noodles, rub the fish, hold them... The familiar tastes and recipes in my memory.

In the winter, he wanted to drink hot mutton soup, so he ordered several special dishes such as long yam and fried pork. He also tried the Jinzhou snack "Oummyeon 栲栳栳" and the ancient pottery-style pasta "Wantuo".

Similar to jelly cake, it is cooled and solidified, then cut into strips and mixed with vinegar, minced garlic, and chili pepper. The texture is chewy, sour and appetizing, and it is quite enjoyable to eat.

After satisfying the Five Zang Temple, Jiang Ye asked for a bottle of sea buckthorn juice when paying the bill.

The innkeeper was in his fifties, and from his accent you could tell he was a local. He enthusiastically introduced several B&Bs not far away.

Jiangye asked about the famous polished lacquerware of Gu Tao, and the boss smacked his tongue in a modified version of Mandarin: "Young man looks quite young, can you still appreciate this craft? There are many good and bad ones on the market, and they will fool people who don't understand. I

Tell your old master that if you want to buy from him, he will never cheat you."

"Okay, thank you, brother!" Jiang Ye wrote down the address and said goodbye to the innkeeper.

While walking along the road, I found a house in an alley that still had vacancies.

The residential buildings in the ancient city have undulating outlines, symmetrical left and right, and clear priorities; they have closed exteriors and deep courtyards.

Exquisite wood carvings were paired with paper-cut window grilles and moon cages with gauze. Jiang Ye took a shower and lay happily on the head of the hot pit with Jinzhou characteristics. He didn't even look at his phone, and soon fell asleep without a dream.

Early the next morning, the sun was shining brightly, and he got up late after hearing faint movement outside.

Driving by yourself is tiring!

My body is in military training and my eyes are in heaven.

Ye Jinwen's high-speed train arrived at the station at noon, and Jiang Ye went to pick her up on time. As soon as they met, the squad leader went around the car and praised her fiercely.

Waiting for the red light, she sniffed: "It smells of an indescribable woody fragrance. What kind of perfume did you use? It smells quite high-end."

"I don't use perfume." Jiang Ye stepped on the accelerator and moved forward, "Oh, it's probably this pendant."

Ye Jinwen raised her eyes and looked closely at the black walnut peace charm given by Yu Feiwan: "It smells really good and looks unique."

Jiang Ye smiled knowingly, and then asked about the business: "Isn't this afternoon's activity an extension project? What kind of sharing and exchange meeting?"

"Don't think it's just an exchange meeting, it's an official unit after all." Ye Jinwen continued to explain, "Why I'm so anxious to come here today is because this afternoon's meeting is about Guan Hancheng! My male god, my idol in my heart.

!”

"Uh...Ah Cheng?"

Jiang Ye didn't pay attention to Ah Cheng's name. He only briefly browsed the screening list on the official website of the film exhibition, focusing on the "Developing Newcomers Program".

Ye Jinwen was very surprised when she heard the rather familiar name "A Cheng".

But for just a second, the nervous squad leader didn't think much about it: "Yes, Director Guan is one of the artistic consultants of the Ancient City Film Exhibition..."

"Oh, that's it." Jiang Ye nodded thoughtfully.

The two of them found a place to have lunch and then went straight to the Ancient City Movie Palace.

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A place that has not been commercially developed yet. The scenery and people are natural and worth a visit.